duchess
(noun) the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
Source: WordNet® 3.1
duchess (plural duchesses)
The wife or widow of a duke.
The female ruler of a duchy.
duchess (third-person singular simple present duchesses, present participle duchessing, simple past and past participle duchessed)
(UK, informal) to court or curry favour for political or business advantage; to flatter obsequiously.
Duchess
A village in Alberta, Canada.
Source: Wiktionary
Duch"ess, n. Etym: [F. duchesse, fr. duc duke.]
Definition: The wife or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
